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Befekadu Hailu Amanuel Mental Hospital has been the only state-owned psychiatric facility in Ethiopia for decades. Kotebe General Hospital, which also has a psychiatric facility along with other services, has been established in 2017 and has few capacity of admission. Amanuel Mental Hospital, in contrary, has over 270 beds for both women and men patients. […]

Written By:- Atnafu Brhane Translated By:- Befekadu Hailu On the 1st of August 2016, the rumor of officials plan to deny boxed-foods visitors bring to prisoners has been circulating and disrupting the mood in Qilinto Prison. Qilinto Prison is one of the Federal prison facilities in Ethiopia. Concerned prisoners tried to confirm the issue through […]

Written By:- Belay Manaye Translated By:- Befekadu Hailu Yonas Gashaw is a 29 years man who lives in Bahir Dar, capital of Amhara regional state. He is father and a father of a son. In a political detention, Yonas suffered physical and psychological assault to the extent where his genitals will no more function. Here […]

Written by:- Belay Manaye Translated by:- Befekadu Hailu Kefyalew Teferra Deresse is a 33 years old man who was born in Horro Guduru. He now lives in the outskirt of Addis, Sebeta, Oromia region. He was jailed for 12 years since 2006. In prison, he has lost both of his legs and suffered torture. […]

Written by: Belay Manaye Translated by: Befekadu Hailu Gueled Mohammed is a 41 years old man who used to work as the Ethiopia’s Somali regional government communication head before he was jailed years before. He is married and has two children. He suffered seven years of combined arbitrary detention in Jigjiga Zone Prison and Jail […]